Shoe form



y 5- w. J. DE WITT 2,001,775

SHOE FORM Filed Jan. 19, 1933 .f 4, 49, l f

25 tion indotted lines;

Patented May 21.19 5 f 2,001,775

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE f g 2,001,775 v i .snon FORM 3 William J. [De Witt, Auburn, N. Y.,assignor to Shoe Form "C0,; 1110;, Auburn, N. Y., a corporation of New York e I w Application January 19, 1933, Serial No.c52,463

17 Claims. (Griz-428.1)

This 'inventionrelatesto an improvement in .end of the wire passes-through the aperture 22 9 shoe forms and more particularly to animproveof the tongue 2! and isheaded at its tip, as by "ment in a form of thegeneral type shown and .the eye 2'1, to prevent its unwanted separation described-in my Patent. No. 1,874,923, dated from the tongue. Surrounding the portion oi the *5 August 30,1932 and in my copending applicawire 25 between the forwardend of the tube 26 5 tion Seria1No.-549,186,' filed July'7,1931. and thetongue 2| is a coiled spring 28. The

v The primary object of this invention'is to prorearward end of the back partmember I4 termi- 'vide"in a shoe form having a two part cross brace nates in a loop 29 which, if the member be of means for positively actuating the cross .brace' suflicient length, bears against :the heel counter 310 in one direction and for yieldablyactuatingit .30 of a shoe. The back part member may, as is in the opposite direction; as for example actuwell'knovmjn the trade be so short that the ating the cross brace yieldably in one direction loop 29 restsupontheinsole of the shoe as shown to expand the walls of the 'formand positively in the drawing o Copending a p ic in the opposite direction to contract the walls ab ve mentioned.

s of the form and facilitate its removal from a shoe. e no mal position of the shoe form isjshown a Other objects willappear from a consideration i ll. in s inFig. 2 with the sections l5 and of thefollowing description of'oneembodiment in, a ignment and the button l9 atthe rearof this invention and of the drawing which forms ward. end of the slot 20. Whenthe formis to be inserted into a shoe the back part member is a part thereof and in'which 'Fig. 1 is a sideelevation of a shoe 'form ema te to b e the alignment o jcro io bodying this invention; r l bracesections so that the form assumes the po- Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereofon a larger Sition Shown i fte ?h f Sb fl scale showing the form in an intenhediateposiinserted in t e Shoe the backmart member is 9 tion in'full linesandinthe fully expanded posiadvanced-andthe spring 28 bearing againstthe V it i tongue 2| moves the sections into alignment and Fig.- 3- is a view similar to Fig.2 showing the then swings thecross. brace as a unit towardthe form in the fully contracted position; position shownindotted lines in Fig.2 until the Fig. 4 is a sectional-view, taken along the line pressure. of the walls of the shoe 'toe compress 44 of Fig.2, of a detail of construction; the spring and. prevent anyiurther free expan- Fig. 5 is a view-similar to Fig. 4 of another, sion of the toe portion thusindicating that. the 30 embodiment of the invention; and desired expansion of the toe member has been Figs. 6 and '7 illustrate portions of back part reachedwIf the back part member be long enough members and the manner of treatingthem'. a the loop, 29-is placed against the counter 30 and The shoe form comprises atoe portion lOhavthe spring 28 thus acts yieldablyto hold both ing side walls ll which"terminatein flanges l2 the walls of the toe portion against the; walls 35 joined by a cr'oss brace l3 anda back part mem of the shoe toe and alsothe loop 29 against the ber 14 connectedat its forward end to the cross. counter, 30. When the iorm isto be removed 'brace 13. l l 1 v from the shoethe back part member is retracted The crossbrace l3 consists of two sections IE to contract the toe portion by swinging thebrace andlG pivotally joined at their-inner ends bya and moving the sections out of alignment and 40 button or rivet ll. The outer endof the section to withdraw the form from the shoe. From the I5 is pivoted to one "flange l2 by a button or'rivet. foregoing it is. apparent that the crossbrace is W while the outer part of the section l6 'carmoved positively by the contact of the eye 21 "ries a button orrivet l9 which is received and with thetongue 2i when the backpart member travels in an arcuate slot 20 in the other flange is retractedand ismoved yieldably by the contact 5 I21- An extension from-the inner. end ofthe secof thespring 28 with the tongue 2| when the tion I5 terminates in an upwardly projecting back 'part'member isadvanced. tongue'2l having an aperture .22 therein. The When theform is inserted in ashoe the only sections are movable toward and from the posi-. portion exposed is the tube of the back part tion of alignment shown in Fig; 2-and. are stopped, member and there has been a tendency to make; thereat by the tongue. 2|. which contacts. with this ofcelluloid or other material having a single the'section l6. (SeeFig. 4.). .1 v color which may be similar to or a contrast to The backpart member 14. comprisesa rod orthat ofthe shoe. I have found it possible as .1. wire 25 covered throughout most of itsvlength by shown in the drawing to. make the tube of two "*fliiamub zs cofcelluloidzorathe. like.-. Thejorward. ..or.more..9O n F 6 the WW ismacleofifl black celluloid. and around it is wound spirally a narrow strip 32 of white celluloid which is secured to the tube by the use of a suitable celluloid cement such as acetone. In Fig. '7 the tube 32 is also made of black celluloid around which two narrow strips 33 and 3d of different colors are wound spirally and secured by cement to the tube.

Fig. "5 illustrates another embodiment of th invention wherein the back part member M positively engages section it of the cross brace and yieldably engages section 25. As there shown the forward end of the wire 25, passed through the aperture 22, engages a tongue 35 which projects upwardly from section it ha'vingjas here shown, an aperture 36. The'rid ofthe wire is passed through the aperture 35 and headed as by an eye 37. When the back part -member is advanced the spring 23 bears against the tongue 2! thus, as in the embodiment previously described, compressing the spring and yieldably the sections into alignment to expand the toe portion. When the member is retracted the eye 'fi'i contacts with the tongue, 35 whereby the brace is positivelyswung as a unit and the sec- "tions are positively moved out of alignment and the form "ispositively withdrawn from the shoe.

While certain embodiments of the invention have been shown and described I am not/limited thereto since"other' embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope or" the invention asset iorthin the following claims.

1. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion Walls and consisting of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand toward and away froma portion of alignment;

"ti'o'n 'having side walls, a cross brace connecting said walls and consisting of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand orcontract' the walls of the toe portion, and a back part member attached to one only of said-sections, said member comprising a Wire by which the sections are positively moved in one direction and a spring by which the sections are yie'ldably moved in the other direction.

I 6. A shoe-form comprising a hollow toe .por-

tion having side walls, a cross brace connecting said walls. and consisting of sections movable to expand or contract the walls of the toe portion, anda back part memberattached to one :only of said sections, said member comprising 'ha'vingside' walls, a cross brace connecting said or contract the walls oi'the toe portion, tongues projecting from the inner end of each cross brace section and havingapertures therein anda back part'membercomprising a'wire'the forward end 7 of whichisfpas'sed through the apertures in both saidtongues and headed, the-headed end or" the member actingupon one of'said tongues to mo-ve the sections-positively away from the position of alignment when themember is'retracted; and a spring surrounding saidwire and bearing against the other tongue tomove said sectionsyieldably toward such position when the member is ad vanced, the wire moving forwardly through-said apertures. i

2. A shoeiform comprising ahollow toe portion having 'side' walls, a cross braceconnectingsaid walls and 'consisting'of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand or contract the walls-of the toe portion, tongues projecting from' the inner end'oi' each cross brace sectionand having apertures therein, and a back part member comprising a wire the forward end said-walls and consisting of sections movablea a'wire by which the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment and a spring by which the-sections are yieldably. moved toward such position.

'7. -A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion having side-walls, across brace connecting toward and away from a positionoialignment to expand or contractthe walls of vthetoe portion, and: aback part'member attached to. one only of saidsectionsjsaid member comprising a wire by which the sections are positively moved ,40 in one direction and a spring surrounding-said wire by'whichthesections are yieldably moved in the'other direction.

1 8. A shoe ,fo-rm comprising a, hollow: toeportion having side walls, a cross brace connect- 5 ingsaid walls and consisting :of sectionsmovable towardandaway from aposition of alignment' to expandor contract thewallsiof the toe portion, and a 'back'. part member attached. to

"one onlyof said sections, said vmemberv ,comprising a wire by-whicha the sections are positively 'movediaway from the-position of alignment and a spring-surrounding said-wire;.by which the sections are vyieldaloly moved towardgsuch position.

'Q Azshoe rormacomprising a hollow toe per- 55 tion having side walls, a. crossbrace connecting said walls and consisting of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand or contract the walls of. the toe porof which is passed through the aperture in one of said tonguesand headed, the headed end of the member acting upon one of said tongues to move the sections positively awayiromthe position of alignment when the member is moved and a springin the space between the; tube 31161;,55

the cross brace-by 'whichthe sections are yield- :ablymoved toward such;position.

in one direction and a spring surrounding said wire and bearing against the othertongue to move said sections yieldably toward suchposition 'when" the member is moved in the other direction.

3. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe'portion -iaridam t ray from a position of alignment to expand o -contract the'walls' or the toe portion', and a back part; member attached to 'one only of said' 5' i sections by which the sections are yieldably movedi: :WireIbyiiwhioh-ithe::sections:arevpositivelynmovect :having side walls, a cross'braoeconnecting said-" vwallsand consisting of sections movabletoward-- tion, and aback part; memberattached to one eo ofsaid sections. said-member comprising a wire by which the sectionsare positively moved away from the position of alignment, a tube surrounding said wire andspaced fromsaidcrossbrace,

' .10. A'shoe formpomprising aihollow toe-portion having side walls, avcrossmbrace;-connect- 'ingsaid 'wallsand .c'onsistingr'of sections ymov-ofl abletoward and' away from a position oflalignment to expand or contractlthewalls ofothe toe portion,': :and' a back partt memben attached to one of said: sections; said -member1acomprising-- a tion having side walls, a cross brace connecting said walls and consisting of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand or contract the walls of the toe portion, and a back part member attached to one of said sections, said member comprising a wire by which the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment, a tube surrounding said wire and spaced from said cross brace,

and a spring in the space between the tube and the cross brace, the rearward end of said member bearing against the heel counter of a shoe in which the shoe form is placed and said spring yieldably moving the sections toward such position of alignment and yieldably holding the rearward end of the member in contact with said heel counter.

12. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion having side walls, a cross brace connecting said walls and consisting of sections movable to-- ward and away from a position of alignment to expand or contract the walls of the toe portion, and a back part member attached to one of said sections, said member comprising a wire by which 7 the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment, a tube surrounding said wire and spaced from said cross brace, and a spring in the space between the tube and the cross brace, and surrounding the wire, the rearward end of said member bearing against the heel counter of a shoe in which the shoev form is placed and said spring yieldably moving the sections toward such position of alignment and yieldably holding the rearward end of the member in contact with said heel counter.

13. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion having side walls, a cross brace connecting said walls and consisting of sections movable toward and away from a position of alignment to expand or contract the walls of the toe portion, a

tongue projecting from one of said sections and having an aperture therein, and a back part member comprising a wire the forward end of which is passed through the aperture in said tongue and headed, by which the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment when the member is retracted and a spring surrounding said wire and bearing against said tongue by which the sections are yieldably moved toward such position, when the member is adtongue projecting from one of said sections and having an aperture therein, and a back part member comprising a wire the forward end of which is passed through the aperture in said tongue and headed, by which the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment, a tube surrounding part of the wire and spaced from the tongue, and a spring surrounding the wire between the tube and the tongue by which the sections are yieldably moved toward such position.

15. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion having side walls which terminate in ball flanges one of said flanges having a slot therein,

a cross brace connecting said flanges and consisting of two sections pivotally joined at the inner ends, the outer end of one section being pivoted to the unslotted flange and a button carried by the outer end of the other section and movable in the slot of the other flange, said sections being relatively movable toward and away from a position of alignment and said cross brace being movable as a unit guided by said button to expand and contract the toe portion, means for yieldably moving the sections toward the position of alignment and the cross brace as a unit to expand the toe portion and means for positively moving the cross brace as a unit and the sections away from such position to contract the toe portion. a

16. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe portion having side walls which terminate in ball flanges one of said flanges having a slot therein, a cross brace connecting said flanges and consisting of two sections pivotally joined at the inner ends, the outer end of one section being pivoted to the unslotted flange and a button carried by the outer end of the other section and movable in the slot of the other flange, said sections being relatively movable toward and away from a position of alignment and said cross brace being movable as a unit guided by said button to expand and contract the toe portion, and a back part member for yieldably moving the sections toward the position of alignment and the cross brace as a unit to expand the toe portion and for positively moving the cross brace as a unit and the sections away from such position to contract the toe portion.

17. A shoe form comprising a hollow toe por-' tion having side walls which terminate in ball flanges one of said flanges having a slot therein, a cross brace connecting said flanges and consisting of two sections pivotally joined at the inner ends, the outer end of one section being pivoted to the unslotted flange and a button carried by the outer end of the other section and movable in the slot of theother flange, said sec: tions being relatively movable toward and away from a position of alignment and said cross brace being movable as a unit guided by said button to expand and contract the toe portion, and a back part member secured to the section of the cross brace pivoted to the unslotted flange, said member comprising a wire by which the cross brace as a unit is positively moved and the sections are positively moved away from the position of alignment to contract the toe portion, and a spring by which the sections areyieldably moved toward the position of alignment and the cross brace is yieldably moved to expand 

